With the 2024 NFL Draft already causing a lot of buzz and attention throughout the nation, there’s a lot of up and coming prospects getting prepared for the 2024 college football season as well as the 2025 NFL Draft themselves. With guys like Shedeur Sanders, Travis Hunter, and more coming out, next year’s draft may not be as stacked in one position, or maybe we won’t see 6 quarterbacks drafted in the first 12 picks, though it is still slated to be an interesting 2025 to look forward to. But who are the best prospects already from the SEC? There’s a LOT of them, so here are my picks for the top draft prospects for the 2025 NFL Draft from the SEC.

‍Will Campbell, LSU Tigers

There’s no doubt in my mind that this is the best player in all of college football, if you’ve seen my recent video about him, then you know why. But this guy is the complete package for an NFL left tackle. He protects the blindside well, he uses his frame at 6’5” 320 pounds, to really elevate his game.

His get-off is fantastic, ability to get low and underneath the shoulder pads of a defensive lineman or blitzing linebacker is textbook, footwork wise, his kickout is a bit sloppy but will improve this year, but if you want an example of what a franchise cornerstone looks like other than a quarterback, its Will Campbell.‍

Carson Beck, Georgia Bulldogs

There may only be three quarterbacks selected in the first round but Carson Beck is tied with Sheduer Sanders as the most NFL ready for the 25’ season. He really started to take over this offense during the Ole Miss game and never looked back.

This guy is a field general, a proven winner, and he may turn out to be an even better quarterback now with competition coming in from Jaden Rashada. If that drive and fire doesn’t elevate his game, then he doesn’t deserve to be a Heisman favorite and a 1st round pick in next year’s draft. 

Harold Perkins, LSU Tigers

When he is used the right way, Harold Perkins is the best defensive player in all of college football. In the spring game, he showed some flaws after moving from outside to inside linebacker, but it’s still going up against a revamped LSU offense that’s still got plenty of talent across the field. But with what Blake Baker is doing with him, there’s no question that Perkins will continue to dominate the college football landscape like he did during his freshman year.

The biggest concern for me is run-stopping, offensively, you saw a lot of counters going his way because of his lack of ability to fight off pulling guards and inability in one on one base blocking situations. He has the summer and fall to get it worked out, and he’s in the perfect position to improve on it. 

Mykel Williams, Georgia Bulldogs

Another highly touted player from the Kirby Smart room will continue to dominate at the next level, 6’5”, 265 pounds, great ball get off, speedy edge rusher, really is best suited as an outside linebacker more than a defensive end. Struggled last year, had a slightly disappointing year stat wise, but the biggest thing is getting better with his pass rush and using his hands more often and more effectively as well. 

Malaki Starks, Gerogia Bulldogs

Why is nobody talking about Malachi Starks enough? Though he may still be nursing a shoulder injury sustained earlier in the spring, he is still going to be the best defensive back in all of college football, there’s a lot of competition in the secondary to go along with that, with guys like KJ Bolden, Chris Smith, and Javon Bullard, they’ll be looking up to Starks and looking at what he does on film that could separate them from the rest of the pack.

He’s a ball hawk, goes after the football, makes fantastic open field tackles, does tend to struggle when covering over the top, tends to get beat and lost in the backfield at times. But overall, I’d watch out for either the Raiders or the Buccaneers to go after him next year.